GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
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| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
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| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |